PATTERNS Archives - Passing Zone

Dumb Ways to Die – for Dummies

23rd November 2025 by Rene

‘Dumb ways to die’ is a 4 person manipulator pattern invented by Ed that is based on the civil war feed. We applied the idea of the manipulation to a 2-count feed. This led to a quite simple pattern (´for Dummies´). It could be considered to be easier than the ´Scrambled V´.

6-handed: aa799

4th November 202416th July 2024 by Juli

6-handed siteswaps - aa799 is another one that is not very easy but quite nice

We managed to juggle this one at aichtal Drop GmbH Convention even though Juli was organizing - we first hated it, then it started working and we got round to kind of liking it.

Mayday Zap

16th July 2024 by John Zobolas

Mayday zap is a 6-handed siteswap (global siteswap: a37979999) for 3 people and 8 clubs. Juggled by John, Katia and Leo on a rainy day in Oslo, July 2023, near Mayday bar 🙂

Killer Bunny About

28th August 202327th August 2023 by Philip

In every manipulation pattern, an intercept must always be followed by a carry. Or… must it?

Killer Bunny About is a lab-grown pattern that was designed specifically to answer this question that had baffled passing nerds for centuries. If you want to know the answer, go ahead and juggle the pattern (or simply watch the video). The answer might surprise you!

Gare du Zap^2

22nd June 202219th March 2022 by Nicki

Gare du Zap is the 6-handed siteswap a8999 (global), where you locally throw “pass self zap self self”. The pass (3.3 P) should be in the air a little bit longer than a self, the zap is just a little bit faster that a self (2.7 P).

Gare du Zap

22nd June 202229th August 2021 by Hoschy

Sorry Barbara. I simply forgot to post it on passing.zone. So for all others. This is already a little bit older recorded in spring 2021.

Why Not Zaps?! (85566)

21st June 202230th June 2021 by Juli

Another “little” 4-handed siteswap passing with Zaps. Great for warming up, super nice outdoors pattern, even with windy conditions.

Heffalot (8882225)

22nd June 202221st June 2021 by Juli

We survived the first year of the pandemic, we are healthy, we are allowed to have a super tiny little juggling convention and we can still pass.

“Why Not” Triangle

22nd June 202230th August 2020 by Hoschy

Ever been in a fix when 3 people wanted to pass “WhyNot”?

Improve your zaps: 7 clubs 56789

31st October 202521st September 2018 by Juli

Global 56789
J1(3)x: Heff Zap Pass Doublepass Self
J2(3)ll: Pass Doublepass Self Heff Zap

The zap is magic. The pattern is tough. It has passes at 3 different heigths, so the timing has to be really good!